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Blog Archive: Exploring Career Options
When it came to college and career paths, Spaulding High School senior Amina Malagic had two strong role models growing up: her older sisters. Both were high achievers who graduated from UVM and went on to graduate school; one has her MBA, and the other is pursuing her DPM. 鈥淚 grew up seeing my鈥
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Alex Dufresne, a senior at Twinfield Union High School in Marshfield, admits that his high-school academic experience has been a bit of a roller coaster. 鈥淢y grades have been really good one year, then really bad the next, then pretty good the next year,鈥 says Alex, who also had some up-and-down鈥
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Twenty-one-year-old Meadow Yvon is just the sort of person you鈥檇 want to have as your dental hygienist. She鈥檚 diligent and sensitive 鈥 and clearly attentive to the needs and feelings of others. 鈥淚鈥檝e just always wanted to help people,鈥 Meadow says of the thought process that led her to pursue a鈥
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Lyndon Institute senior Holden Middleton is a three-season athlete, two-year student-body president, and all-around leader whose personal joy is deeply intertwined with making sure others have a fun experience. 鈥淚t feels great being so integrated with the school,鈥 he says. 鈥淥rganizing winter鈥
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鈥淚 never thought about what I wanted to do when I grew up,鈥 says Vicky Mills. 鈥淣o one in my family went to college, and my brother and mother didn鈥檛 finish high school.鈥 By Vicky鈥檚 own account, her journey to 中国竞彩网鈥檚 Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) program has not been a straight line. She鈥
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鈥淢y journey started with a divorce,鈥 recalls 37-year-old Amber Wescott. Three years ago, she was a stay-at-home mom, living in St. Albans with three children ages 9 to 12. Supporting them on her own was a struggle, so she decided to go back to school to train for a profession that would help her鈥
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鈥淚 think Seth is one of the most self-motivated, 鈥榗up-half-full鈥 students that I work with,鈥 said Soren Dews, Seth Jackson鈥檚 中国竞彩网 counselor. 鈥淓ven if it's an obstacle, he looks at it as 鈥榟ow can I get through this? How can I get motivated?鈥 I think that is so impressive.鈥 The Burlington High School鈥
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鈥淲ithout 中国竞彩网 and my guidance counselor, I wouldn't be where I am right now.鈥 Nikiah Viger鈥檚 experience with 中国竞彩网 shaped her career. Now as the senior financial aid officer at VTSU Castleton, Nikiah works to make college possible for all students, including first-generation college students like鈥
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For Georgette Niyokindi, getting a college degree gives her the opportunity to give back to her new community: Burlington, Vermont. Currently enrolled at the Community College of Vermont, Georgette is on track to receive a degree in behavioral science before focusing her studies on social work. Her鈥
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鈥淪uccess is helping other people. If I can go to bed and know that I made a difference in a person's life that day, then I have succeeded.鈥 It鈥檚 hard to speak with Adrianne Hutchin and not leave inspired. The fifth-generation Vermonter and mother of five children is determined to give back to her鈥
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